Industry Perspective: With Mustang type certificate in hand, Cessna shifts focus to swept-wing CJ4
It was always going to be a close race, but in the end Cessna became the first manufacturer to obtain full FAA certification of a very light jet (VLJ), the

It was always going to be a close race, but in the end Cessna became the first manufacturer to obtain full FAA certification of a very light jet (VLJ), the new breed of compact business airplane that holds the promise of changing the industry forever. In crossing the finish line first, Cessna beat out Eclipse Aviation, which obtained full type certification for the Eclipse 500 on September 30, after receiving “provisional” certification in July. The holdup had to do with the Eclipse jet’s Avidyne avionics system. The Mustang flies with a Garmin cockpit.